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Etymology of the English word sea

the English word sea
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *saiwaz

Derivations in English

seablite, asea, seabeach, seabed, seabird, seaboot, seaborne, seadog, seadrome, seafarer, seafloor, seagirt, seagoing, seajack, seakindly, sealab, sealift, seamark, seamoth, seamount, seaperch, seapiece, seaplane, seaport, seaquake, seashore, seasick, seaweed, seaworthy, subsea, undersea, seaward, overseas, seaboard, seacoast, seafaring, seafowl, seaman, seashell, seaside, seasnail, seastrand, seawater, seaway

Cognates

Dutch zee, German See, Icelandic sjór, Swedish sjö


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